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Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (27 Jun 2024)

Michael McNamara: If Professor Stevens takes the view, as he has argued cogently, that there is a large market in drugs and that it is simply there whether we choose to acknowledge the reality or not, should that be legalised and controlled in the way legal drugs are, or should it continue to be proscribed and outside of the reach of the State?

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (27 Jun 2024)

Michael McNamara: I thank Professor Stevens, Ms Eastwood and Ms Lawlor, who appeared at short notice, for joining us and staying with us. I propose we briefly move into private session.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (27 Jun 2024)

Michael McNamara: I thank Ms Eastwood for her very interesting presentation. I now invite Ms Lawlor to give her opening statement on behalf of Youth RISE. I thank her for preparing her statement and appearing before the committee at such short notice.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vacant Properties (27 Jun 2024)

Michael McNamara: 141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 22 March 2023, the progress made to bring back into use habitable properties, or properties that were previously inhabited, in the ownership of CIÉ since the reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27643/24]

Primary School Funding: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2024)

Michael McNamara: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. I also thank Deputies McGrath and Healy-Rae for their kind words, and Independents across Ireland South who helped me in the recent election campaign. In the limited time available to me, I will very much focus on this motion, which is very important. I find the Government's rationale around GDP and the proportion of GDP spending to be somewhat...

Primary School Funding: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2024)

Michael McNamara: Deputy McGrath has done a bit better than that.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (25 Jun 2024)

Michael McNamara: 111. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare cannot have their drivers licence issued in Irish as opposed to English; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26816/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Jun 2024)

Michael McNamara: 330. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment at UHL can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25937/24]

Committee on Drugs Use: Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Michael McNamara: I wish to advise members and everyone else present, including the witnesses, about parliamentary privilege. Parliamentary privilege is considered to apply to the utterances of members participating online in a committee hearing when their participation is from the parliamentary precincts. There can be no assurances in respect of participation online from outside the parliamentary precincts...

Committee on Drugs Use: Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Michael McNamara: Thank you very much, Mr. Reid. Before I invite members to ask questions, I want to ask one brief question and then I will ask Senator Ruane, who is the Leas-Chathaoirleach, to chair the meeting. Mr. Reid, you rightly pointed out that the make up of the assembly reflects the national demographic in terms of age, gender, etc. This is a brief procedural question. How was that achieved and...

Committee on Drugs Use: Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Michael McNamara: In terms of the people originally written to, of whom a proportion replied, from what database were they selected?

Committee on Drugs Use: Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Michael McNamara: Thank you. I invite Senator Ruane to take the Chair. I want to reassure everyone that I mean no disrespect. I just have to go to another meeting, and I apologise for this. Thank you all very much for coming here today and for the information you have provided.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (11 Jun 2024)

Michael McNamara: 649.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline his plans and provide a timeline for the closure of Direct Provision accommodation by the end of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25215/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wage-setting Mechanisms (28 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: 180. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he intends to sign the new ERO for security officers into law, which would increase the wages of thousands of low paid security officers and alleviate some of the most painful consequences of this cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23539/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: I wish to raise again Francis Street development in Ennis. These are the six houses that were purchased with a view to knocking them down and eventually building a mixed-use development. On 23 March last year, I raised the matter with the leader of Fianna Fáil, the Tánaiste, Deputy Micheál Martin, who stated: "we should be making those houses fit for habitation and allocate...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: I thank the Cathaoirleach and his colleagues for allowing me to speak early. As a former management consultant, the Minister will be aware of the importance of statistics and, as a politician, the maxim "lies, damned lies and statistics". He told the Dáil that there were 2,000 new staff in UHL and prompted the then Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, to do so. I went off, asked lots of...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: Yes.

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: The figure of 1,200. Is this 1,200 new posts or is it new staff? Some of those staff could be job-sharing or part time and so on. Is it 1,200 posts or 1,200 new staff, some of whom may be job-sharing?

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: Could I get confirmation of that before I finish? Of the 1,200, the Minister listed the various NCHDs, consultants, nurses, midwives and other health and social care professionals. They come to 780 so that is less than two thirds of that figure. Would the Minister accept that of the 1,200, less than two thirds are what one might call healthcare professionals?

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Michael McNamara: And whether they are full-time posts or persons who are job sharing, etc.